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Whether you just went apple picking, found a big bag at the market, or simply love a crisp fall apple, these vegan apple recipes are for you! I’ve gathered 38 of my favorite ways to use apples, from apple cinnamon pancakes and classic apple pie to crunchy salads, savory soup, and mulled cider.
Apples are naturally sweet, easy to find, and full of beneficial plant compounds. They work in sweet and savory dishes alike, so you’ll find breakfasts, bakes, salads, sides, desserts, snacks, and drinks below.
Quick Glance
- What’s Inside: 38 vegan apple recipes.
- Breakfast: Pancakes, waffles, overnight oats, oatmeal, and a breakfast quinoa bowl.
- Baking: Apple cinnamon bread, muffins, apple cake, monkey bread, pie bars, and cookies.
- Savory: Salads, slaws, stuffing, braised red cabbage, butternut squash and apple soup, and a creamy apple curry.
- Desserts, Snacks, and Drinks: Apple pie, crumbles, crisps, baked apples, apple chips, apple butter, and cider.
- Quick Tip: Toss cut apples with a little lemon juice so they stay fresh and don’t turn brown.
Table of Contents
- What Makes These Vegan Apple Recipes So Good
- Apple Desserts for Thanksgiving
- The Best Apples for Vegan Apple Recipes
- Vegan Apple Breakfast Recipes
- Apple Cakes, Breads, Cookies, and Bars
- Apple Salads and Slaws
- Apple Soups, Sides, and Mains
- Vegan Apple Dessert Recipes
- Apple Snack Recipes
- Apple Drinks
- More Apple Recipes From Food Sharing Vegan
- Vegan Apple Recipes FAQs
- More Vegan Recipe Roundups
What Makes These Vegan Apple Recipes So Good
Apples are one of my favorite fall ingredients, and they’re one of the most budget-friendly fruits when they’re in season. These recipes are the ones I make again and again once the first crisp apples show up.
- Each one has its own post with step-by-step photos and a printable recipe card.
- Sweet and savory: There’s something for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and snack time.
- Budget-friendly: Most use simple pantry staples like oats, flour, cinnamon, and maple syrup.
- Great for the holidays: Many of these, like the stuffing, apple pie, and apple pecan salad, are perfect for Thanksgiving.
- Easy to adapt: Swap in whatever apples you have on hand, sweet or tart.
Apple Desserts for Thanksgiving
Planning the holiday dessert table? These four vegan apple desserts are my picks for Thanksgiving, and you’ll find even more in the dessert section below.
- Apple crumble: My vegan apple crumble has lightly spiced apples under a crisp, buttery streusel, and you can make it ahead.
- Apple pie bars: These vegan apple pie bars start with store-bought pie crust, and one 9×13 pan slices into 12 bars for a crowd.
- Apple cake: My vegan apple cake is made in one bowl with no eggs or dairy and packed with tender apple chunks.
- Apple cranberry crisp: My apple cranberry crisp pairs sweet apples with tart cranberries, and you can prep it in advance and warm it up before serving.
The Best Apples for Vegan Apple Recipes
Most of these recipes work with whatever apples you have, but here’s a quick guide to help you pick:
- For pies, crisps, and bars: Firm apples that hold their shape, like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Braeburn, and Pink Lady.
- For salads and snacks: Crisp, sweet apples like Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Gala.
- For applesauce and apple butter: Softer apples like McIntosh and Golden Delicious, which cook down quickly.
- Mix and match: Combine sweet and tart apples in baked desserts for more depth of flavor.
Vegan Apple Breakfast Recipes
I enjoy eating apples for breakfast almost (almost!) as much as I do in desserts. From fluffy pancakes and waffles to make-ahead overnight oats, these are my favorite apple breakfast recipes.
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
These fluffy vegan apple cinnamon pancakes are loaded with diced fresh apple and warm cinnamon, with crisp golden edges and no eggs or dairy. They’re ready in 30 minutes for a fall breakfast everyone will love!
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Apple Cinnamon Waffles
Apple Cinnamon Waffles (Eggless)
Light and fluffy homemade Apple Cinnamon Waffles with tender-crisp fruity bits are a great way to start your day. The amazing aroma of apples, cinnamon, and vanilla in the air will make it much easier to get out of bed! Plus, they're ready in just 30 minutes!
Apple Cinnamon Waffles
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
5-ingredient apple cinnamon overnight oats taste like apple pie! A well-balanced fall breakfast that preps in 5 minutes and it's gluten-free, dairy-free, & vegan!
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
Prefer a warm, comforting breakfast? This apple cinnamon oatmeal is loaded with warm fall flavors. Plus, there's lots of room for customization!
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
Breakfast Quinoa Apple Bowl
Breakfast Quinoa Bowl with Apple
Want an alternative to oats? Try this wholesome breakfast quinoa topped with crunchy apples, creamy bananas, chewy raisins, cinnamon, and brown sugar. It's easy to make and full of hearty, wholesome ingredients.
Breakfast quinoa Apple bowl
Apple Cakes, Breads, Cookies, and Bars
Love baking with apples? These apple breads, muffins, cakes, cookies, and bars are soft, warmly spiced, and perfect for sharing.
Easy Apple Monkey Bread
Easy Apple Monkey Bread
This 6-ingredient apple monkey bread with canned biscuits is SO easy to make and loaded with warm cinnamon-apple flavor, a perfect vegan fall dessert!
Easy Apple Monkey Bread
Apple Cinnamon Bread
Apple Cinnamon Bread
Treat yourself to a fluffy slice of this vegan apple cinnamon bread! This easy vegan quick bread recipe is perfectly tart and sweet thanks to the juicy apples and warm cinnamon in every bite. It's easy to customize and always a hit during fall!
apple cinnamon bread
Vegan Apple Cake
Vegan Apple Cake
This moist, delicious Vegan Apple Cake is delightfully spiced, crammed with crisp apple chunks, and ready in 45 minutes in one bowl. Enjoy it as a sweet afternoon snack with your favorite hot drink or a dessert with a scoop of ice cream on top.
Vegan Apple Cake
Easy Vegan Apple Muffins
Easy Vegan Apple Muffins
These vegan apple muffins with applesauce and shredded apple are tender, fluffy, moist, delicately spiced, and use just 8 base ingredients! Enjoy them mini or regular-sized, with several dietary/flavor variations!
Easy Vegan Apple Muffins
Banana Applesauce Muffins
Banana Applesauce Muffins (Oil-Free!)
These quick, easy, moist banana applesauce muffins are oil-free, egg-free, and lower in sugar. They make a delicious, meal-prep-friendly, light breakfast or snack! Plus, they're ready in just 30 minutes!
Banana Applesauce Muffins
Easy Apple Pie Bars
Easy Apple Pie Bars
Apple pie bars are easy to make with pre-made pie dough, a tender cinnamon apple filling, and 'buttery' streusel topping, a perfect fall treat made vegan and optionally gluten-free!
easy Apple Pie Bars
Apple Pie Cookies
Apple Pie Cookies
These apple pie cookies pack the flavors of classic apple pie into a 'buttery', flaky, perfectly spiced cookie-pie combo, an ideal fall dessert, now egg and dairy-free!
Apple Pie Cookies
Apple Salads and Slaws
Apples add sweet crunch to salads and slaws. These are wonderful for lunch, potlucks, and holiday tables.
Apple Cucumber Salad
Apple Cucumber Salad
Apple cucumber salad is vibrant, crunchy, delicious, and nutritious, combining crisp apple and crunchy cucumber in a fresh, tangy lemon-based dressing. A quick & simple summery salad ready in minutes!
Apple Cucumber Salad
Easy Apple Pecan Salad
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Easy Apple Pecan Salad [With Cranberries]
This apple cranberry pecan salad tosses crisp apples, leafy greens, dried cranberries, and crunchy pecans in a simple Dijon vinaigrette. A fresh vegan side for Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Apple Pecan Salad
Vegan Roasted Beet Salad
Vegan Roasted Beet Salad (With Tofu Feta and Apple)
Roasted beet salad with leafy greens, vegan ‘feta,’ crisp apple, crunchy pumpkin seeds (or walnuts), and tangy balsamic vinaigrette has perfectly balanced flavors and textures. A must-try appetizer or side all Fall/Winter!
vegan Roasted Beet Salad
Vegan Coleslaw
Vegan Coleslaw Recipe with Apple, Carrots and Corn
This easy vegan coleslaw recipe is made without any mayo and a couple of added ingredients (including apples!) which makes it stand apart from other coleslaws.
Vegan Coleslaw
Shaved Brussels Sprout Slaw with Apples
Shaved Brussel Sprout Slaw with Apples
This 15-minute shaved Brussels sprout slaw with apples is topped with a sweet & tart lemon poppyseed dressing. It's deliciously crisp and flavorful year-round or as a refreshing holiday side dish!
shaved Brussels Sprout Slaw
Fall Quinoa Salad
Fall Quinoa Salad
This fall quinoa salad tosses roasted butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, red onion, crisp apple, and kale in a simple orange dressing. Hearty, colorful, and perfect for the holidays!
Fall Quinoa Salad
Wild Rice Salad
Wild Rice Fall Salad
This Wild Rice Salad is chockful of fresh autumnal ingredients. It contains delicious mix of colors and textures, from crispy sweet apples and dried berries, nutty pecans, and wild rice with a hint of smokiness. Plus, it's topped with the freshest olives from our friends at California Ripe Olives that bring out an amazing salty/briny flavor in the salad. Topped with a light vinaigrette, it's the refreshing burst of fiber that you're craving!
Wild Rice Salad
Apple Soups, Sides, and Mains
Apples aren’t just for dessert! They add a touch of sweetness to savory soup, stuffing, braised red cabbage, and even curry.
Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Warm, creamy, and packed with fall flavors, this butternut squash and apple soup is the perfect balance of sweet, savory, earthy, tangy, and satisfying for chilly evenings!
Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
German-Inspired Red Cabbage
German-Inspired Braised Red Cabbage (Rotkohl)
This classic German-inspired braised red cabbage (Rotkohl) with apples is sweet, tangy, and tender. It’s a must-have side dish for hearty German-inspired meals and festive gatherings. It's also simple to make and brimming with valuable nutrients for a health boost!
German-Inspired Red Cabbage
The Best Vegan Stuffing
The Best Vegan Stuffing
This vegan stuffing (GF optional) is moist inside and crispy on top, hearty, wholesome, satisfying, and flavorful, perfect for adding apples for extra sweet-tart crunch.
The best Vegan Stuffing
Creamy Apple Curry
Creamy Apple Curry
If you’re looking for a comforting, warm, sweet meal, this apple coconut curry recipe has you covered. It’s full of creamy, dense, and hearty flavors that are perfect for chilly nights. Serve it with rice or bread for an incredibly delicious Indian-inspired meal.
Creamy Apple Curry
You can also add apples to butternut squash red pepper soup and roasted pumpkin soup.
Vegan Apple Dessert Recipes
No list of vegan apple recipes would be complete without the desserts! From classic apple pie to an easy crumble and crisp, these are made for fall gatherings (or any night of the week).
Vegan Apple Pie
Vegan Apple Pie
No list of vegan apple dessert recipes would be complete without a classic vegan apple pie, brimming with a lusciously spiced homemade apple filling nestled in a flaky melt-in-your-mouth crust!
Vegan Apple Pie
Easy Apple Pear Pie
Easy Apple Pear Pie
This apple pear pie is sweet and warmly spiced, filled with a cinnamon-spiced apple filling, topped with pears, and a brown sugar glaze, all in a buttery crisp pre-made vegan pie crust (gluten-free optional!) Perfect for impressing at potlucks, dinner parties, and Thanksgiving!
easy Apple Pear Pie
The Best Vegan Apple Crumble
The Best Vegan Apple Crumble
Make the best vegan apple crumble with tender, lightly spiced apples in a caramel-like sauce, topped with a buttery, crisp streusel. It’s a quick, easy, crowd-pleasing dessert, perfect with ice cream or custard. GF and sugar-free options included!
the best vegan Apple Crumble
Apple and Blueberry Crumble
Apple and Blueberry Crumble
This easy apple and blueberry crumble combines a perfectly spiced fruity filling with 'buttery', crisp streusel topping for a simple, more-ish dessert!
Apple Blueberry Crumble
Stuffed Baked Apple
Stuffed Baked Apple
It's time to get festive with this fancy but super simple dessert! Baked Stuffed Apples will make a big entrance at your family dinner, and are surprisingly wholesome.
stuffed Baked Apple
Apple Cranberry Crisp
Apple Cranberry Crisp
This is hands down the best apple cranberry crisp recipe you’ll try! It is a great twist on the classic apple crisp dessert. This recipe will easily become your go-to favorite dessert recipe (and definitely a crowd pleaser).
Apple Cranberry Crisp
Apple Crescent Rolls
Apple Crescent Rolls
Homemade apple crescent rolls are a simple yet delicious treat, ready in under 30 minutes! This easy vegan recipe uses packaged crescent roll dough and baked apples to create a heavenly pastry that’s perfect for brunch, breakfast, or even an afternoon snack or dessert.
Apple Crescent Rolls
Apple Snack Recipes
If you love the natural sweetness of apples, these snacks let them shine. They’re quick, kid-friendly, and easy to pack for lunchboxes.
Baked Apple Chips
Baked Apple Chips
No need to turn to expensive store-bought snacks with these healthy Baked Apple Chips! They are super budget-friendly and easy to make at home in an oven.
Baked Apple Chips
Healthy Apple Snacks with Granola
Healthy Apple Snacks with Granola
Whether you want to quickly satisfy a sweet tooth or provide a slightly healthier post-school snack, these apple granola slices are a whole family favorite.
healthy apple snacks with granola
Easy Strawberry Applesauce
Easy Strawberry Applesauce
This 4-ingredient homemade strawberry applesauce is sweet (and optionally sugar-free), delicious, and the perfect blend of summer and fall to prepare using a stove or crockpot!
easy strawberry applesauce
Instant Pot Apple Butter
Instant Pot Apple Butter
Instant Pot apple butter makes the process quicker and easier than ever, making a caramelized and delicious spiced spread in 1 hour, perfect with toast & for gifting!
Instant Pot Apple Butter
Chunky Charoset
Chunky Charoset
This chunky charoset recipe, made from chopped apples, pears, walnuts, grape juice, and spices, is a must-have for Passover! It’s easy to make in just 10 minutes and can even be made ahead of time for your Seder celebrations.
Chunky Charoset
Healthy Thanksgiving Fruit Salad
Healthy Thanksgiving Fruit Salad
This Thanksgiving fruit salad is the perfect fall/winter fruit salad loaded with seasonal fruit (like crisp apples!) in a warm, spiced citrus dressing. A vibrant, healthy, crowd-pleasing side or dessert!
Healthy Thanksgiving Fruit Salad
Apple Drinks
Warm up with a mug of mulled apple cider, or cool down with a frosty apple cider slushie. Both are perfect for using up a bounty of apples.
Mulled Apple Cider
Mulled Apple Cider
Feel warm from head to toe with mulled/ spiced apple cider using fresh apples and warming spices simmered on the stove or in a slow cooker for a crowd-pleasing beverage this fall/winter & holiday season!
Mulled Apple Cider
Apple Cider Slushie
Apple Cider Slushie Recipe
Spiced apple cider slushies are the perfect icy, refreshing drink for crisp yet sunny fall days, made with chilled and frozen apple cider! They’re so easy to make and 100% kid-approved!
Apple Cider Slushie
More Apple Recipes From Food Sharing Vegan
Food Sharing Vegan is my other recipe site, and it has a few more apple favorites:
- Air Fryer Apples: Tender apple slices with a cinnamon maple glaze, ready in about 20 minutes for a snack, a breakfast topping, or dessert.
- Healthy Apple Pie Baked Apples: Whole apples stuffed with a cinnamon apple filling and topped with a lattice pie crust.
- Dehydrator Apple Chips: Crispy cinnamon apple chips or chewy dried apple rings made with just 3 ingredients in a dehydrator or air fryer.
- Instant Pot Apple Cider: A warm spiced cider made from fresh apples, ready from scratch in under 30 minutes.
- Apple Orange Carrot Juice: Fresh apples, oranges, carrots, and a little ginger, made in a juicer or blender for a sunny start to your morning.
Vegan Apple Recipes FAQs
What are the best apples for baking?
Firm apples that hold their shape, like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Braeburn, and Pink Lady. A mix of sweet and tart apples gives pies, crisps, and bars more depth of flavor.
Do I need to peel apples for baking?
Not always. Peeled apples give pies and crumbles a softer, smoother filling, while unpeeled apples add color and a little texture. Follow what each recipe suggests, but in most bakes it comes down to what you prefer.
How do I keep cut apples from turning brown?
Toss them with a little lemon juice, or keep the slices in a bowl of cold water with a squeeze of lemon until you are ready to use them.
How should I store apples?
Keep whole apples in the crisper drawer of the fridge so they stay crisp longer. Store them away from other produce, since apples give off a gas that helps nearby fruits and vegetables ripen faster.
What can I make with a lot of apples?
Apple butter, applesauce, and baked apple chips are great ways to use a big batch. Apple crumble, apple crisp, and apple cinnamon bread are easy to make for a crowd, too.
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